As long as he scores one a game, you don't care how many he misses??Originally Posted by Pachuco
That says it all about your knowledge. It's when you score, it's what you do for your team mates, it's what you do when you don't have the ball.
Meaningless goals are just that meaningless, Cunny & his vain me, me shirt can go anytime. He's not a team player. We'll win nothing with him playing, nothing.
No question the entire team played like crap last night. That's not what we're debating in this thread. A game-changing striker forces defenses to play differently against them. All Cunningham has is speed. His touch is terrible, and he cannot make a run to anticipate a ball if his life depended on it. If he could do those things, he'd certainly have more than 99 MLS goals.
This is exactly it.
What would you rather have?
Teams are tied 0-0, just before the half, anyones game at this point, guy scores and they're up 1-0
or
Team is loosing 3-0, late in the game, drained of energy, both teams have basically given up(winning team is now sitting back and controlling all ball possesion while the lossing team is just going through the motions). Guy scores it's now 3-1.
Cunny only comes through in the second scenario - when the game has already been decided, he seems to either wake up or IMO get lucky.
The only time I'll give him credit for his goal scoring ability was the Galaxy game....please let me know of another time where he's come through when the team has really needed him? Isn't that why we pay him? to score goals when it's needed?
You need to remember that SOME of the chances that Cunny misses, other forwards wouldn't create. Ya he misses way too much, but as far as I'm concerned, he makes himself way more chances than other strikers would. I'd love him to score more, but I just don't see him doing that. He's our best option right now. I really like him, and honestly you guys are way to harsh and always need a scapegoat.
If he could do that, he wouldn't be in the MLS. He would have been picked up by a club somewhere else in the world long ago.
Again I'll state that playing Cunny in a lone striker is like playing Beckham as a dedicated Attacking Mid. It's not their role. Once Cunny had someone to work with in Dichio, his game improved. Cunny needs to work with another player and not just chase balls from a defensive boot, which was pretty much anytime we got the ball. *cough*last year*cough*
WOW, little history lesson. Cunny's scored 3 goals this year with limited playing time. 1 won the game in the final minutes. The other sealed the deal when we were up 1-0. The other refers to your 3-1 scenario. So tell me, who would you change Cunny for right now? if you're so smart then who should be playing instead of him? given Dichio is a bit injured?????
Meaningless goals huh? if Cunny doesn't score the winner in LA we'd be sitting near the bottom and have 0 away wins. But that's right, that's a meaningless goal because the only thing your thick head can remember is the meaningless ROCKET against Houston which could end up being Goal of the Week.
Oh, and Cunny is a striker. So yes, I want him scoring goals and creating chances. Which is what he's done for us this year with limited playing time.
cunny can only make runs with the ball and try beating defenders one-on-one
a very one dimensional player..
didnt link up with Dichio that well at all.. even had him open for a pass at one point but decided to run at two defenders infront of him..
might as well run track..
[quote=Pachuco;40113]Meaningless goals huh? if Cunny doesn't score the winner in LA we'd be sitting near the bottom and have 0 away wins. But that's right, that's a meaningless goal because the only thing your thick head can remember is the meaningless ROCKET against Houston which could end up being Goal of the Week.
Oh, and Cunny is a striker. So yes, I want him scoring goals and creating chances. Which is what he's done for us this year with limited playing time.[/quote)
Opinions can vary, you can leave out the thick head stuff anytime.
You rate Cunny, I don't, nothing wring with that
I dunno, maybe it's just me but I can't think of more than 2 occasions where Cunny actually ran AT defenders in that game. I thought more often than not, he ran out wide effectively trying to hold the ball up while at the same time letting Houston recover their backline. He SHOULD have been running at the defenders more often, it's what he's good at.
That, and his missing sitters are the reasons he gets so much stick. With his physical tools he should be a far better player than he is, unfortunately he isn't and we're stuck with it, for now at least.
I'll say it again as well. If he could finish his chances, he would have been out of the MLS long ago. You work with what you've got.
Yeah and if he got every call his way due to his diving, he'd be playing in (XXCensoredXX)
The referee was ready to card him for being a useless actor. Yes he got clipped slightly in the side of the head, but he went down clutching his face.
The guy would rather win a penalty than score a goal, and he will go down unneccesarily before taking a shot, because he knows that even at point blank range, he'll probably miss.
Agreed but it doesn't mean you have to like it....
Trust me mate, I yelled at the TV screen. Was about to retract my statement when I saw the replay of the boot, then stuck with it when I saw it barely clipped him. He does dive too much, it sucks because if he stays on his feet he's free on goal.
Just a comment from the Sweden game that I thought applied pretty damn well to our situation with Cunny.
"Sums up Zlatan's all round game this performance by him. He can spend large periods completely detached from the match but then, out of nowhere, produces a moment of sublime class just to show people who's boss. Infuriatingly brilliant player!"
Quote:Just a comment from the Sweden game that I thought applied pretty damn well to our situation with Cunny.
"Sums up Zlatan's all round game this performance by him. He can spend large periods completely detached from the match but then, out of nowhere, produces a moment of sublime class just to show people who's boss. Infuriatingly brilliant player!"
You mean a lazy bum, who only gives fifty percent?
Pretty much. In the end coming through with a goal here and there to make sure everyone knows he's still there.
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